Hello again blogging world I am back from a very lovely spring break. I first went to Jerusalem, Israel, where my brother lives, and then together we went to Paris, France. quick list of things we did: Eiffel Tower free (fee to go up) Arc de Triomphe free (fee to go up) Musée d'Orsay free with European student [...]
Category: Spain
Who needs a classroom?
This past week was unique in that I did not attend my regular classes. Instead, La Casa de Las Lenguas program offered different workshops, talleres, for the students to attend everyday. The talleres range from cooking to dance to practicing conversational Spanish! My taller was botánico, so I got to walk around Oviedo and learn about the different [...]
Las Ramblas, I’ll meet you, we’ll dance around La Sagrada Familia
This past weekend I went to Barcelona, and all I can say is I need more time! I would love to go back. Throughout the trip I kept saying I forgot what it's like to be in a "real" city. And it's not that Oviedo is not a real city, it's just that Barcelona felt [...]
Día de la Mujer
Thursday March 8th was a very exciting day all over the world, but I felt particularly lucky to have been in Spain on this day. March 8th was International Women's Day. Oviedo and the neighboring city Gijón both held demonstrations with numbers exceeding those of any previous year, as did the one in Madrid! I took [...]
It’s the little things
I had a rather calm week in Oviedo, though even a calm week is always full of adventure! At the beginning of the week I started tutoring Fabian, an 11 year old Spanish boy, in English. I really recommend looking for tutoring opportunities abroad not only to offer help but as a way to immerse [...]
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